Leukemia and Lymphoma Society- Light the Night Walk

I've decided to put my hiking legs towards a good cause this year and see if anyone would want to join me.

Each year, in communities all across the United States and Canada teams of families, friends, co-workers and local and national corporations come together to raise funds for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's (LLS's) Light The Night Walk events and bring help and hope to people battling blood cancers.

I've created a Philadelphia team by the name of "Hitchen's Hikers FBB" in honor of Christopher Hitchens who died from complications from esophageal cancer last year. This a walk in conjunction with Foundation Beyond Belief, who is shooting for a goal of $1,000,000 and have a donor who will match us dollar for dollar up to $500,000. The Stifel Foundation will double the dollars we raise until we hit our million dollar goal.

Funds raised by teams and individual walkers provide:

Lifesaving blood cancer research

Free educational materials and events for patients and their families

Local programs such as Family Support Groups and First Connection, a peer-to-peer counseling program

OK, I'm sure everyone saw the email but.... we are selling team t-shirts for the walk. The cost is $50.00 for the shirt. What T-shirt costs that much? Well, it's not the cost of the T-shirt, it's the gift you are giving Lymphoma and Leukemia Society to save lives AND you get a T-shirt.

So the thing is there's a deadline. It's this weekend. If you were thinking of donating but haven't gotten around to it yet? Thinking of buying a shirt for the day of the walk? Order goes in on Tuesday.

Pay $50 by PayPal as a "gift" so I don't get charged a fee to.......... [masked] and list your size in the comments.

The hike is Oct 27th and the fundraising is in its last sputtering 2 weeks. Now's the time to make a difference.Your reluctant Phila Fundraising Leader.Rob CaldwellHitchens' Hikers

OK, one thing we noticed at the meeting tonight is that only Scott and I have created our individual pages on the Light The Night website. If you are joining the team you will need to do that within the next couple of days to track your donations that you are collecting and promote the event to the people you know. Please do so, and let me know if you have any issue or questions.

I don't think it matters what hike it is, because we don't charge regularly, people will be happy to pay for your efforts of leading a group and if it's going to charity instead of your pocket I don't think people will have a problem with that. People are always trying to give me money after a hike. You could just post a voluntary donation of $3-5

We are not making any progress in the fundraising area. I appreciate everyone who signed up to walk, but the real reason for this event is to raise funds for cancer research. If you would like to brainstorm ideas about raising funds, please join us on Wed Aug 29th at Barnes and Noble to discus how to turn this ship around! It's posted on the calender... :)

Thanks Scott, I put it up on that meetup as a suggestion some time ago. Good that you are running with it.

The page says Eakens Oval, which is the oval shaped street with the parking lsot in the center directly in front of the Art Museum. We'll plan on meeting there around 4:15.
Everybody should remember to collect donations and post to your facebook pages! We are only up to $225 after a few months...

We're about:

We are about doing outdoorsy things and eating and socializing among other like-minded folks. The site is available for all to host/organize an event. Preferably, I'd like to meet you at least once before you do so or have a mutual friend that can vouch for you. Safety is of utmost importance. However, everyone is responsible for themselves and doing their own research as to whether an event is appropriate.

HOW TO HELP: 1) Pay $1.00 (or more if you want) to the event organizer for every event you attend.

2) Contribute as a gift/cash payment via Pay Pal to s_cacatian@hotmail.com. You will need to set up a free account if you don't already have one. No fee if transferring from your bank account, 2.9%+$0.30 fee if contributing by credit card.

WHAT YOU GET: 1) Awesome events organized by people that love hiking and being outdoors and are willing to share that with new people. We have been to Adirondacks and to Patagonia, Chile. This year we will be hiking the John Muir Trail, CA and the Hot Springs Trail, Iceland!!

2) A vibrant group that actually has regularly scheduled events.

3) Members willing to help with information and resources.

4) Opportunities for courteous, responsible, safety conscious people to set up their own events. (Ask me if you are interested)

5) Site Moderator that keeps spammers off the members list, decline people who just want to find dates, and record and remove constant NO SHOWS!